Interface IPrintFeature

All Superinterfaces:

IDescription, IFeature, IFeatureProviderHolder, IName

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPrintFeature, DefaultPrintFeature

public interface IPrintFeature
extends IFeature

The Interface IPrintFeature for print support of diagrams.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canPrint(IPrintContext context)	Checks if the printing can be executed, e.g the availability of printers is being checked in the default implementation.
void	postPrint(IPrintContext context)	Post-print hook.
void	prePrint(IPrintContext context)	Pre-print hook.
void	print(IPrintContext context)	Print the diagram using the given context information.

Methods inherited from interface IDescription

getDescription

Methods inherited from interface IFeature

canExecute, canUndo, execute, hasDoneChanges, isAvailable

Methods inherited from interface IFeatureProviderHolder

getFeatureProvider

Methods inherited from interface IName

getName

Method Details

canPrint

boolean canPrint(IPrintContext context)

Checks if the printing can be executed, e.g the availability of printers is being checked in the default implementation.

Parameters:

context - the context

Returns:

true, if successful

print

void print(IPrintContext context)

Print the diagram using the given context information. By default the complete diagram is printed, there's currently no option to influence the printing via the context.

Parameters:

context - Context information for printing

Since:

0.10

prePrint

void prePrint(IPrintContext context)

Pre-print hook. Called before the actual print process starts. You may use this hook to influence the current state of the diagram or the selection.

Parameters:

context - the context

postPrint

void postPrint(IPrintContext context)

Post-print hook. Called after the actual print process. You may use this hook to set back the changes done in the prePrint method.

Parameters:

context - the context